Thromboembolic disorders are the leading cause of preventable death among hospitalized patients. The most effective way to reduce morbidity and mortality caused by these disorders is the adoption of prophylactic regimens. The objective was to compare the prescription of heparins in surgical prophylaxis with recommendations pre-established by the institution. We evaluated medical records of patients older than 12 years, of both genders, undergoing surgical procedures in 2003. The sample comprised 333 patients, predominantly female (80.8%) with average age of 42.8. Two hundred and fifty one (75.4%) patients had indication for use of prophylaxis, of whom 114 had parallel contraindication to the prescription. Following the recommendation occurred in 33.3%. The results showed that despite the existing knowledge, the practice of prescribing not reflect advances in the area.

Información general

Fecha de publicación:2010

Idioma del documento:Portugués

Revista:Latin American Journal of Pharmacy; vol. 29, no. 2

Institución de origen:Colegio de Farmacéuticos de la Provincia de Buenos Aires